radeln
to cycle
- Past (Präteritum)
- radelte
- Past participle
- geradelt (sein)
A regular verb that indicates motion, therefore it takes 'sein' as the auxiliary in the perfect tense. It is often used interchangeably with 'Fahrrad fahren' but focuses specifically on the act of cycling as a mode of movement or leisure activity. It is not separable as the 'radel-' stem is fixed with the '-n' suffix appended to the noun 'Rad'. Although 'radeln' is the base form, it is historically derived from the noun 'Rad'. Most speakers consider it a base verb for conjugation purposes despite this etymology. There are few common productive prefixes because the verb already implies its own noun base, but forms with directionals can appear in specific colloquial contexts (e.g., herumradeln). In the context provided, it describes the physical act of riding a bicycle along the riverbanks.
Conjugation
Present
- radelt
- present, singular, third-person
- radle
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- radele
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- radel
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- radeln
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- radelst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- radelte
- past
- radelten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- radeltest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- radeltet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- radele
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radle
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radeln
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radelest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radlest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radelet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radlet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- radelte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- radelten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- radeltest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- radeltet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei geradelt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien geradelt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist geradelt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest geradelt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet geradelt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre geradelt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären geradelt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst geradelt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest geradelt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt geradelt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret geradelt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde radeln
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden radeln
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest radeln
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet radeln
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde radeln
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden radeln
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest radeln
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet radeln
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- radle
- imperative, second-person, singular
- radel
- imperative, second-person, singular
- radele
- imperative, second-person, singular
- radelt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geradelt
- participle, past
- radelnd
- participle, present
Infinitive
- radeln
- infinitive
Other
- bin geradelt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind geradelt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist geradelt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid geradelt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist geradelt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war geradelt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren geradelt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst geradelt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart geradelt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- radeln werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde radeln
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden radeln
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst radeln
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet radeln
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird radeln
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geradelt sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geradelt sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geradelt sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geradelt sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geradelt sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geradelt sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person